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The final common pathway of addiction (the dopamine hypothesis of reward) has recently been evolving, with the mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic system now seen as key to natural rewards and drug-seeking behaviour, though perhaps having less of a role in the maintenance of such behaviour. The perception of a common pathway has meant that treatments for one drug of addiction have ‘crossed-over’ and become possible treatments for other addictive drugs.